Weather Records on 4 October 2005

1,973 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 2005. Highest significance: Ixtepeji, MX.

Key Facts for 4 October 2005

On 4 October 2005, 1,973 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,264 were record highs and 286 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 368 monthly and 1,590 daily.
Ixtepeji set an all-time record daily precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 4 October 2005.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

1,973 stations

1,973 station records on 4 October 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 October 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ixtepeji	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Mott	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Novillero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	306.8 mm (12.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Finca Hamburgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	337.8 mm (13.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Medio Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	339.9 mm (13.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Telpatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Finca la Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	408.9 mm (16.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
San Juan Atepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	285.0 mm (11.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ixtlan de Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	212.9 mm (8.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Albion 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pijijiapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	214.9 mm (8.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
El Dorado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	194.6 mm (7.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
San Juan Yaee	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	239.8 mm (9.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Escuintla (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Lucas Arroyo Paloma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	286.8 mm (11.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
White Sands Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Madeline Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Finca El Triunfo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	285.5 mm (11.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Chicharras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	241.8 mm (9.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	330.2 mm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tonala (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	232.2 mm (9.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Suchixtepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Concepcion Papalo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Santos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jose Cardel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	329.9 mm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dzibalchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Despoblado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	272.8 mm (10.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tapachula (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,973 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 338, Lowest daily maximum 228, Highest daily minimum 926, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 353, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 4 October 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	338
Lowest daily maximum	228
Highest daily minimum	926
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	353
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 4 October 2005 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 368, daily 1,590.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,468 broken records

Margins by which the 1,468 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 2005

Top 20 records on 4 October 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 2005	Ixtepeji, MX	all-time rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	79 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2005	Mott, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	96 years	77 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2005	Novillero, MX	all-time rain	306.8 mm (12.1 in)	127.7 mm (5.0 in)	42 years	76 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2005	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2005	Finca Hamburgo, MX	all-time rain	337.8 mm (13.3 in)	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	31 years	74 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2005	Powers Lake 1N, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2005	Medio Monte, MX	all-time rain	339.9 mm (13.4 in)	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	23 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2005	Phelps, US	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2005	Telpatlan, MX	monthly rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2005	San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (, MX	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2005	Finca la Victoria, MX	all-time rain	408.9 mm (16.1 in)	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	7 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2005	Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP, US	monthly rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2005	San Juan Atepec, MX	all-time rain	285.0 mm (11.2 in)	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	2 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2005	Ixtlan de Juarez, MX	all-time rain	212.9 mm (8.4 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	1 year	65 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2005	Albion 1 N, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2005	Pijijiapan, MX	monthly rain	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2005	Superior, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2005	Frontera Hidalgo, MX	daily rain	214.9 mm (8.5 in)	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2005	Hvar, HR	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2005	El Dorado, MX	daily rain	194.6 mm (7.7 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2005. 2005 had 1,973 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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Data for records on 2005-10-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,389
50 to 100	61
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1